Farm-implement.



J. B. WOOD.

FARM IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FBB.14,1911.

Patented NW1?, 1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

JARETT B. WOOD, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA, ASSIONOR 0F ONE-HALF TO F. J. HAWK AND. H. D. KNIGHT, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA.

. FARM IMPLEMENT. i

Yimproved method of attaching the`.diif,erent mechanisms to the machine.

Another Objectis-:to soattach the plowing. implemeiit;V that the traction wheels: pro pelling the machine. will be less liable'to' slip on .thesurface of the ground. p i Other' objects. and advantages of the invention willfbe set forth'jin de` scuri'ption. v l

Referring to the draWings:.Fgurei1. is av plan view of the machine, with :plows .attached thereto. 1-Fig. ,r2 -is'ja left-liandtside elevation of the parts shown in Fig.".1. Fig. 3 a perspective view of oneof thev gear controlling shafts and `its attached parta Fig. 4 is a similar view of the gear shaft 76 and itsvattached parts. A

Referringv tothe several figures, in yall of which like characters of referencedesignate like parts,the improved machine comprises', in part, an elongated main frame-work'12, which supports other parts of the machine. Thisl frame-work12 hasa shaft 13 journaled across underitsrearv portion in bearings 14 extending downwardtherefrom, ground or traction wheels'l being f mounted on. the

vends of this shaftto support itandv said frame-work.

The front end of the main frame-work 12 is carried .by wheels 16 mounted on the ends of thei'xfsmlal axle 17` this axle being pivoted to the-'r'ameework by afth-wheel fonrwcf tion 18. f

A drive-shaftlf) is .journaled `just `above and laterallyof the-frame-Work 12in front of-'the'shaft 13, in bearings'20fsecured to said frame-Work, said shaft having ateach of its ends a sprocketwheel=-21,andnits central portion a splined frietiondi V22.

The sprocket wheels 21 on the :ends'ofthe drivesshat 19, are. :operatively connected Specification. of Letters Patent.

Application Vlled. February 14, 191 1.

'said frame.-` Inpivotin Patented Nov. 17,' i914.. Serial No. 608,688.

Awith larger spr'ocket Wheels 23 on the-hubs 24' of; the-traction wheels 15 by link belts 25, so that movement of' fsa'id drive-shaft causes said traction wheels to-run and'pro pel the machine. Y l A `-An v'or motor'26` `of any suitable type is mounted upon the front end of the main frame-work 12;.the shaft 27 Iof said engine extending Centrally' o'f- 'said'. frame work in ay fore-.anfd-aft. direction. ln the use of the machine for plowing, u substantially U-'shaped frame 47 ysurrounds the rear end of the machine, .thextrminals of 'sa'id frame being curvedkinw'ard at theirr front ends and pivoted tothe front portio'i` @f theLmain 'framework l12 on .a horizontal axis' line 'extending' laterally of the ma chine. :A'fseries'of' plows' 48:.is attached tc the'rearv endof .the pivoted frame'47 inthe rear of the 'traction wheels 15, said -plows being secured to .cross-'beams `49i'vvhich ex# tend at'an'angle acrossthe rear' portionyo'f the frame 47', a slotted acket 50 dependsfrom. themain framework-'12 vat each. side thereof, a shaft Vlpassir'i'g through the slot 52 -zof said :bracketsQandthrough the :endsof-lsaid frame 47. V"fhis's'haft 51is' provided with a gear-pinion -5'3 fat each bracket 50. each gearspinion meshing with a toothed rack-540m the front portion of its respeo tive bracket. By re'volvingjthe shafththe engagement of `its gear-pinionsA 53 with the toothed racks 54 willcause it to be'raised or lowered in the' slots 52 of vsaid brackets. thus raising or lowering-the frontrend of the frame 47. For revolving this vshaft 51 a; worm 'gear-wheel-'55ismounted on its right-'hand end and engaged by aworm pinion 56 on the lower frontend. of ajshafi 57. .The front end of this shaft is jourl naled in a cast spider 58,- this spider havinga hub or sleeve portion 59 .revolublyfembracing-thel end of theshaft 51.- By this arrangement` the spider 58 can at all timos follow theposition of the shaft `5 7 during vertical movements of the shaft-5 1. The rear end of the shaft 57 extends revoluhlj through 'a'standard 60 on the rear end of the main 'frame-work 12,' and isvprovded with a. hand-wheel 61. By turning this hand-wheel 61, thel operator may raise 0f llowerthefront end of the framefs?. as

necessary to gage the depth at Wfl Vth( plewsr.48 shall ,nun-in the soil. To guide the theA Afront end of i rear end of the frame 47 against undue lateral movement, the ends of the mainsh'aft 13 are provided with vertical guide-bars 62 on the outside" ofthe tractionV wheels 15, these guide-bars embracing theends ofsaid shaft and being secured thereto by set-screws 63. In order to raise the plows48 out of theV soil, the rear end of the frame 47 is raised.v For doing this, -a shaft 64is journaled across the ex'treme -rear end of the main frame-work 12 in bearings 65 secured to saidfframe-work, -this shaft having suspending chains v66 wound around its ends and connected :to the cross-beams49 ofthe frame 47. In arranging the mechanism to revolve the shaft 64, a short shaft 67 is journaled laterally through thev right-hand side of the main frame-.work-v 1-2. in bearings. 68- secured to said frame-work, theinner end of this shaft having-a beveled gearwheel 69 meshing with a similar gearwheel 70on the engine shaft 27, and having a s lined friction-disk 71. y

shaft 72 is journaled along the righthand-.side of the main frame-work 12 in bearings 73 secured to said frame-work, the front end of said shaft having a splined friction-disk 74. The front face of this friction disk 74 is yieldably held in frictional engagement with the edge` face of the friction-disk 71fbya. helical spring 75 embracing the shaft 72, so Zthat the latter friction-disk causes the former to run said shaft. The friction-disk 71 ofthe shaft-'67 may be shifted lengthwise of 'said ,shaf-.tin order to bring its ap'ontof fretionall engagement from, toward,o r-'.past the center ofthe friction face -oftlie frictlon` disk 74, as necessary to i'ncreaseordiniinih the speed of said friction=diisk74or reverse' its zmovement. For 4slriftin 'fthe 4friction#y disk: 71 along shaft 76, best sowninFig. 4, is )"olirna'led along theri lit-'hand side of the mainf framework 12 earingsr77-.secured to said frame-work,.the front end of this shaftv having an arm 78Who'se bifiircated v upper end-straddles the hub 79 of said frictionfdisk .andy engages a circumferential groove 8O therein. The rear `Yen'djof-this shaft-76 is provided with. an operating lever 81. YIn shifting the fiction-diskif'lyitzis preferable to' -lessen the force of frictional engagement. of the friction-disk4 -74 fthe'rewith.A For doing' this, a shortshaft V82,` best shown in Fig. 3, is journaled laterally under the ri ht-ha'nd side ofthe main frame-work 12, thls shaft having an arm 83-whose bifurcated upper end straddlesthe hub 84 of the friction-disk V71 and engagesv aV circumferential groove 85 therein. This shaft 82 has a rearwardly-einaendin'g .long arm 86 whose rear end extends with freedom of vertical swinging movementthrough a slotted' guiding bearing 87 secured to.' a' rear portion. of the main frameworki 1 2, By Vpressing downward on the rear, exfdinlfz this'lever with the foot, thev operator may release the fricv tional engagement of the friction-disks 71 and 74 as aforesaid, allowing the shifting movements-of the friction-disk 71 above described.

In further completing the lmechanism for raising the rear end of the frame 47, avshaft 88 is connected to the rear end of the shaft 72 by-a-Tuniversaljoint 89 and extends rearward, the rear end of said shaft being jour- 7 naled in an arm 90 extending up integrally from the bearing 65 aforesaid. The rear end'ofithisshaft-88 has a worm-pinion 91 meshing with a worm gear-wheel 92 on the shaft`64 aforesaid,'so that by producing and controlling movement'of the sha-ft 72 by the means previously described, the shaft 64 l may be revolvedv to raise, support, or lower' the end of. the frame 47 and the =plows or other implements carried 'thereb The fore oing being af full, clear, .and en` act description of the invention, what Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patentv isi-'- 1. In a machine of the class described, the

combination-'with a vehicle, ofa horizontally 50 disposed movable'frame embracing the rear. ofthe vehicle, a soil working implement .carried' by the frame, means for raising 'and lowering. the front of the-frame, mechanism for raising andlowering therea'r of: the 95 frame, and intermediate guides adapted to restrain the frame'fromru'nde lateral movement during the raising andv loweringI-of such frame.

2. In'amachineof theclas's described,- the 10o combination with a Vehicle, of 1a U-shaped frame embracing-the' vehicle and pivotally supportedat itsv forward ends, soil-working devices carried by the frame', means for raisin'g and lowering the front-of theframe, mechanism for independently raising and lowering the rear of the frame, and-means located intermediate the ends of the frame for guiding the latter during the raising and lowering thereof.

8. In a machine of the class described, vthe combination with a. main frame, of a supplemental' frame movably connected thereto at its front end, means including gear and rack mechanism Ifor .raising and lowering the front end .of the supplemental frame, a motor mounedon the mainframe, soil Work ing 'implements carried at the rear' offth'e supplemental frame, means for raising and lowering the rear end of the supplemental 12o frame,y said means.` including aA rotating l shaft, chain connectionsbetween theshaft andthe rear of the supplemental frame, a gear on said shaft, a worm gear mhing with the gear on'the shaft, a driving rod-for 126 the worm gear, and power transmitting connections between said rod and the motor, and intermediatemeans for restraining the frame against undue lateral movement during the raising and lowering of such frame. iso

4. The combination with a main frame, of a supplemental frame pivotally connected thereto at its front end, soil working implements carried at the rear of the supplemental frame, means for raising and lowering the rear of the supplemental frame, said means including a rotatin shaft, chain connections between the sha and the supplemental frame and means for rotating the shaft, vertically disposed guides for restraining the frame from undue lateral movement during the raising and lowering of such frame, a motor, and power transmitting connections between the motor and the shaft rotating means.

5. The combination with a vehicle including an axle shaft and a pair of ground wheels carried by the shaft, of a horizontally disposed frame embracing the rear of the vehicle, means for raising and lowering the frame, guide members arranged at the ends of the shaft and intermediate the ends of the frame and adapted to guide the frame during the raising and lowering of the latter, and soil working` implements carried by the frame.

Witness my hand this 22d day of December, 1910.

' JARETT B. WOOD. Witnesses:

Bass EPPERsoN, J. C. Amma. 

